PROFILE
Aki Ishigami
Ph.D. in Japanese Literature. Research area: Cultural History of the Edo period.
I am engaging in the project of the “Beauty of Edo period Japanese Books and Prints” and the “Text & Image”as a PD affiliated with Japanese Culture Research Group at the ARC, GCOE Program, Ritsumeikan University. My main responsibilities include research and digitalization of prints and books. The subject of my research is shunga and ehon in Edo period.
■ My major articles include
"Honolulu Academy of Arts Lane Collection: A Study of Fūryū Ashiwakebune by Nishizawa Ippū:Survey of Early Kamigata Ehon”(Kinsei Bungei 85, 2007);
“A Study of Kōshoku Gokuhiden by Nishizawa Ippū: Relationship with Jōruridanmonoshū and Ukiyozōshi”(Ronkyū Nihon Bungaku, 88, 2008); and
”A Study of Fūrū Zashiki Hakkei by Suzuki Harunobu: The Use of Kyō ka Poems in Pictorial Composition and Design Sources”(Ukiyo-e Geijutsu, 156, 2008).
Abstract
Survey of Shunga and Ehon in Overseas Collections
As an ITP scholar, I conducted research and taken digital photos of shunga and ehon in the collections of the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. I set my research base in SOAS, University of London, and conducted a survey in the British Museum, as well.
I especially worked hard for the collections of HAA and MFA that needed to be organized and catalogued. I believe it is important for the future study of shunga to make a comprehensive list of extant material in overseas collections, which is my primary concern at this initial stage of my survey. In this presentation, I would like to discuss the collections of each museum and the setup of a Shunga/Ehon Database based on these research outcomes.
